New initiatives for industrial and international partnerships are enabling À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ engineers to develop strategic research collaborations in areas such as wireless communications, the mobile internet, additive manufacturing, advanced robotics, biomedical engineering and sustainable energy.Ìý
The Engineering Research Office (ERO) proactively builds relationships with funding agencies, potential sponsors and other stakeholders, pairing the university’s leading engineering researchers with government and industry, to advance new technologies to improve the human condition.
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering maintains research partnerships with close to 800 Canadian companies and 300 companies internationally, targeting strategic research partnerships with leading global universities.
Several Senate-approved research centres, including the Centre for Advanced Trenchless Technology, the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Institute for Sustainable Energy, the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for Automotive Research and the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Institute for Nanotechnology form part of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering’s commitment to research excellence.
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Controls and precision tooling, lightweight materials, structural crashworthiness,Ìýadvanced materials.Ìý
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New associate dean appointed to lead graduate and postdoctoral portfolio
The Faculty of Engineering has announced the appointment of Dr. Christopher Nielsen as its next associate dean, graduate studies and postdoctoral affairs. His three-year term begins on September 1, 2025.
A professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Nielsen brings extensive experience in graduate education, having most recently served as associate chair, graduate studies in ECE.
Alum’s company leads $100M semiconductor expansion
Ottawa-based semiconductor company Ranovus plans to invest $100 million to expand its local operations and create new jobs. Ìý
Co-founded in 2012 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Hamid Arabzadeh (BASc ’88, electrical engineering), the company develops chips that help AI run faster and more efficiently in data centres worldwide.
Alum grows online beauty platform for afro-curly hair
A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ-based beauty-tech startupÌýthat connects clients with Afro-curly hair to specialized stylists has served more than 1,500 clients and partnered with 150 stylists across Canada.Ìý
BeBlended was co-founded in 2019 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Aileen Agada (BASc ’21, MBET ’24) during her undergraduate studies. Agada launched the fast-growing online marketplace afterÌýbeing turned away from 15 salons because stylists lacked the training to work with her hair.Ìý